2.1 Definition

2.1 Definition aetrahan Tue, 06/20/2023 - 16:15

“Succession” is the transmission of the deceased’s estate to the successors.1  The estate includes the deceased’s property, rights, and obligations existing at death and all rights and obligations that have accrued since death.2  “A succession” may refer both to the estate and to the procedures used to recognize the heirs’ legal rights to the estate.

  • 1La. C.C. art. 871.
  • 2La. C.C. art. 872.